Powerhouse Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingOakland · Pre-Seed–Series B · 6 people tracked
Also known as POWERHOUSE VC PTE. LTD. · POWERHOUSE VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Investment thesis
Powerhouse Ventures focuses on backing ambitious, early-stage founders addressing large untapped markets. The firm writes initial checks of US$500K to US$2M and works closely with companies to help them progress from early product-market fit toward sustainable scale and readiness for Series A/B rounds. It positions itself around three core pillars — discovering ambitious entrepreneurs, investing in daring founders, and supporting growth — while managing its own and its limited partners' capital with discipline, patience, and integrity, aiming for strong returns.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 29 of 38 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Enterprise Software ×9SaaS ×9Healthtech ×5B2B Marketplaces ×3Consumer ×3Developer Tools ×3E-commerce ×3
HQs:India×9United States×6
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathProvidence, US
Tyler Ruggles(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Kamath(Executive Officer)Yuxuan Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)Emily Kirsch(Director)
Board seatEmily Kirsch· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Jan 2026
Station A builds software and data tools to support decarbonization and clean energy development.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySan Francisco, US
GEORDAN HANKINSON(Director)EMILY KIRSCH(Director)KEVIN BERKEMEYER(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEmily Kirsch· per SEC Form D · $13.7M raise · filed Jun 2025
Alive is an experience marketplace that helps users discover and book curated local activities and experiences, such as dining, wellness, and entertainment offerings.
ConsumerMarketplacesBangalore, IN
Breathe Well-being offers a mobile-based weight loss and lifestyle management program delivered through remote coaching, a mobile app with tracking and educational content, and peer support communities.
HealthtechWellness & FitnessNew Delhi, IN
CarePay provides medical loans and flexible installment financing for healthcare expenses across India.
FintechHealthtech
Daily Rounds operates multiple platforms serving Indian medical professionals and students: Marrow provides NEET exam preparation content, DBMCI One offers hybrid PG entrance training, Creator+ enables question paper generation for medical colleges, Glia Circle provides wellness and professional networks for doctors, and India Drug Index offers drug information resources.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechIndia, IN
Nimmi Cherian(Director)Rajesh Sawhney(Director)Deepu Sebin(Executive Officer, Director)
DevDynamics is an AI-powered platform that helps engineering leaders monitor and improve team productivity through integrations with development tools like Jira and GitHub.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Future AGI provides a platform for simulating, evaluating, and monitoring AI agents in production.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Kirana Club operates a B2B marketplace connecting FMCG and emerging brands with independent retail stores (kiranas) across India, enabling direct product distribution, scheme management, and retailer insights without requiring large on-ground sales teams.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail Tech
LootMogul provides a voice AI platform and operating system designed for the sports and entertainment industry.
AI & Machine LearningSports Tech
Outdoo provides AI-powered roleplay simulations and conversation intelligence for sales teams to practice client interactions and measure performance improvement.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Novatr delivers online cohort-based courses for architects, engineers, and designers seeking to develop professional skills, with instructors from major firms like Autodesk, BIG, and Google.
EdTechGurugram, IN
Harkunwar Singh(Founder)inVipanchi Handa(Founder)inChaithanya Murali(Founder)in
Quizizz is a comprehensive classroom platform that integrates activities, assessments, presentations, videos, and flashcards with built-in AI and accessibility features for educators.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSanta Monica, US
Ankit Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Shripati Acharya(Director)Deepak Cheenath(Director)
Specifx provides data enrichment software for HVAC assets, enabling organizations to instantly retrieve high-resolution metadata (specifications, features, performance) from basic nameplate data for single or thousands of commercial and industrial HVAC systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Sybill provides an AI copilot for sales teams that reduces administrative work and surfaces actionable insights from customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechMountain View, US
Gorish Aggarwal(Co-founder & CEO)inMark Terbeek(Director)Soumyarka Mondal(Executive Officer)Nishit Asnani(Executive Officer, Director)Mehak Aggarwal(Executive Officer)
Vitalize provides an AI platform for health systems to optimize labor management, staffing, scheduling, and operational capacity.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Whatfix provides a digital adoption platform for enterprise software teams, offering in-app guidance, analytics, and support tools to accelerate user onboarding, manage system changes, and optimize feature adoption across complex business applications.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Powerhouse Ventures invest at?
- Powerhouse Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Powerhouse Ventures's typical check size?
- Powerhouse Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Powerhouse Ventures focus on?
- Powerhouse Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Powerhouse Ventures located?
- Powerhouse Ventures is headquartered in Oakland, US.
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